My New Strings - Pirastro Jazzers

Well I finally got around to stringing up the Pirastro Jazzers that Chris Fitzgerald sold me (Thanks Chris!). I guess I should say that Francois sold me on the strings and I bought them from Chris.

I had been using D'Addario Helicore Hybrids on this 100 year old German carved top. I put on a Jamey Aebersold CD (Vol. 2, Nothing But The Blues) to give them a test drive.

First impression ... sustain, sustain sustain. A lot of pleasant growl. Good attack too. Did I mention sustain? I did need to raise the adjuster on my G-string a hair. The E string seemed to have a little less bottom than the HHs, but it was not too thin. The balance across the strings was fairly uniform.

All things considered I am quite pleased with these strings. Thanks to the TB string crew for all the helpful comments.

From my Experience, I tried Jazzer E and A with Obligato G and D on my 7/8 old German Plywood bass. Jazzer is more bowable than Spirocore. However, when compared with Flexocore, Corelli 370 TX, Varicore, that is difference story.

Moreover, I found that Jazzer's tone is round and darker than Spircore, with a little bit more tension than Spirocore wein (Light).